tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post4746047880295152919..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Defending the German EmpireMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-90735024090608299312012-07-27T15:15:04.419-05:002012-07-27T15:15:04.419-05:00I would not be surprised, Britain naturally object...I would not be surprised, Britain naturally objected to any competition to her maritime supremacy and Germany just as naturally resented that attitude. I think I have said in some past post as well that in terms of the naval arms race, British fears seem somewhat overblown when considering that, yes, the Imperial German Navy was the second largest in the world after Great Britain, but even then it was still less than half the size of the Royal Navy. Add to that the fact that Britain had allies with formidable navies whereas Germany's allies had only token forces.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-84753123289644364222012-07-27T11:06:12.549-05:002012-07-27T11:06:12.549-05:00Here is a link regarding Prince Karl von Solms'...Here is a link regarding Prince Karl von Solms' colony in Texas<br />http://kgnb.am/news/prince-carl-solms-statue-dedication-leads-list-local-weekend-eventsRackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485371728700071756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-75225118443528180742012-07-27T08:07:16.645-05:002012-07-27T08:07:16.645-05:00I never think of Germany as a colonial power. Prob...I never think of Germany as a colonial power. Probably a subconscious extension of my noting of Bismarck's opposition to such designs.TranquilityAzurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832547858455710868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-20153789039497381712012-07-27T04:15:04.391-05:002012-07-27T04:15:04.391-05:00Good post, sir, as so often previously as well.
Y...Good post, sir, as so often previously as well.<br /><br />You mention the German Emperor's envy and admiration of the Royal Navy. I am not challenging this as a fact. However, there is another side to that, not often brought up -- at least according to Dutch historian J.H.J. Andriessen. According to said historian the Royal Navy bullied the German merchant fleet (I don't remember the exact wording). So building up the High Seas Fleet was in some sense necessary, and the purpose of the build-up was not necessarily to challenge the Royal Navy at war (no, I am of course not accusing this blog's host of thinking so, but it so often is assumed that I am mentioning it).<br /><br />On a personal note, my first encounter with (the knowledge of) the German colonial empire was through German East Africa or Tanzania, as likely was as I partly grew up in what was once British East Africa.J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-64434384201577802102012-07-26T20:07:11.397-05:002012-07-26T20:07:11.397-05:00The German Empire was among the most interesting o...The German Empire was among the most interesting of the colonial empires. The Allies were indeed too harsh on them.Markohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601740819464902353noreply@blogger.com